Shoe horn sonata
Compare in which ways distinctively visual images are created in The Shoe Horn Sonata and one related text
Distinctively visual images can communicate important ideas to responders, allowing them to understand the perspective of the composer and the purpose of the text. In the “Shoe Horn Sonata,” John Misto creates a play that surrounds two Prisoners of War(POW’S) characters who are forced to relive the memories of the past through an interview for a TV documentary. Through a variety of dramatic techniques, Misto has effectively presented distinctively visual images of the suffering of the POW’S, the strength of music and hope, and the healing nature of truth. Similarly, written by Bruce Dawe, the poem, “Weapons Training” employs a variety of techniques to create the distinctively visual image of the issues of the harsh realities of war through the brutal nature and the idea that death can come at any moment. This allows the responders to explore the distinctively visual images of the themes in the poem relating to the horrendous nature of war.
In the SHS, the composer creates a distinctively visual image of the suffering of the POW’S. Through the projection of photographic slides, images of extremely starved and emaciated women are depicted. In conjunction, the slides of the children who are shown to be, “stick thin, obviously starving, dressed in rags, filthy,” reveal the extreme suffering of the POW’S. Additionally, an image of the suffering of the POW’S is created through the use of soundtrack. The soundtrack of the machine gun fire, and the cries of women are heard and this creates the image of the insignificance and vulnerability of the women compared to the Japanese Army, this forces the audience to visualise the atrocities of war provides the audience with a haunting impression. Furthermore, the voice over of Bridie repeatedly apologizing to the Japanese soldier and through the communication of “the ugly thumps of the young Bridie punched and hit,”
Distinctively visual images can communicate important ideas to responders, allowing them to understand the perspective of the composer and the purpose of the text. In the “Shoe Horn Sonata,” John Misto creates a play that surrounds two Prisoners of War(POW’S) characters who are forced to relive the memories of the past through an interview for a TV documentary. Through a variety of dramatic techniques, Misto has effectively presented distinctively visual images of the suffering of the POW’S, the strength of music and hope, and the healing nature of truth. Similarly, written by Bruce Dawe, the poem, “Weapons Training” employs a variety of techniques to create the distinctively visual image of the issues of the harsh realities of war through the brutal nature and the idea that death can come at any moment. This allows the responders to explore the distinctively visual images of the themes in the poem relating to the horrendous nature of war.
In the SHS, the composer creates a distinctively visual image of the suffering of the POW’S. Through the projection of photographic slides, images of extremely starved and emaciated women are depicted. In conjunction, the slides of the children who are shown to be, “stick thin, obviously starving, dressed in rags, filthy,” reveal the extreme suffering of the POW’S. Additionally, an image of the suffering of the POW’S is created through the use of soundtrack. The soundtrack of the machine gun fire, and the cries of women are heard and this creates the image of the insignificance and vulnerability of the women compared to the Japanese Army, this forces the audience to visualise the atrocities of war provides the audience with a haunting impression. Furthermore, the voice over of Bridie repeatedly apologizing to the Japanese soldier and through the communication of “the ugly thumps of the young Bridie punched and hit,”